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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Bengals a B-.

The Bengals treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 237th overall pick on Carson Steele a full 76 spots early. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

On value alone, McGlothern makes the weekend a net positive. It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Bengals had louder needs to answer first. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a wrecking ball inside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They paid up for Kingsley Suamataia at pick 49 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick80 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
No drama and no debate, Brandon Dorlus went about where he belonged in the 80th pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick97 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went DT-EDGE with Maason Smith while clear needs at tight end, wide receiver and other spots sat open.
Pick115 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Davis. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick149 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick194 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in slot 194 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick214 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
They took Michael Barrett at par in pick No. 214, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick237 Rnd7 Carson Steele
They reached into another round for Carson Steele, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.